Homework: Reading the American Past
Read Document 3 to 4 which is the source entitled, "Nathaniel Bacon Declaration, 1676," and write a response answering at least one of the following questions:
1) According to Bacon, what were the real foundations of the trouble in Virginia? How did he propose "to unriddle the misterious wiles of a powerfull Cabal"?
2) What was Bacon's plan for "the protected and Darling Indians"? Why did he favor such a plan, and why did others oppose it?
3) What did Bacon's statement suggest about the distribution and exercise of political power in the seventeenth-century Chesapeake? What changes in political power did he seek? What principles did he believe should govern colonial society?
4) How might Bacon's arguments have been answered by his opponents, both in the colonial government and among the Indians?
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.